Yello Album: “One Second”

Not everyone can like every album. But, for me, One Second is my all-time favorite. I have listed to it regularly since it was first released and have never tired of the complex rhythms and musical variety that it offers. One Second is different from Yello's other albums and, in my opinion, doesn't hold as much appeal for someone looking for pure techno. While the drum machines and sequencers are certainly there (and brilliantly done), the sound is less annalog and has more feel. It is not background music, but rather must be listened to to be enjoyed. The latin influence is wonderful and the music sounds as if it were made for Shirley Bassey's style and voice. In my mind, this album creates its own genre of music which I have yet to find elsewhere. It is different, but it is very very good!

This CD has the song Oh Yeah! that is most commonly recognized from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But, you cannot judge this CD by that song alone. Compared to the rest of the CD, 'Oh Yeah!' is a horribly boring track.

The music is timeless. Each track is different, different style, different language. There are great rhythms, some latin, some electronic, some heavy metal. Far from boring. Great music to accompany just about any activity.

It doesn't have Oh Yeah on it. Get over it.

To the best of my knowledge, the original European release never had it either. It was on Stella, and still is in two versions (thanks to the remaster). Buy that album instead if you have to have Oh Yeah. If you don't own that track already, shame on you.

With great tracks like La Habanera, Moon On Ice and The Rhythm Divine, this album doesn't need that overplayed song. In fact, it detracts from the album as a whole because it was so stylistically different. We got it on the American version because the marketing types figured it would boost sales. It worked, but I am glad to see them get rid of it on the remaster. This is a moodly, atmosphere filled, eclectic electronic album that makes one think they've gone back 30 years and are visiting a smoked filled cantina in Morroco. Or maybe that is just me... But the point is, it is another of Yello's great releases, and the remaster is even better than the original.

This is THE album of my life, and that is not an overstatement. It is a production masterpiece. When you listen to the tracks from this album, you start to appreciate months that Boris Blank spent in the studio mixing it. Being around studio and production people, I know that many people share my opinion. As a fan of synthetic techno-pop music (my second favorite are machine-sterile Erasure), I still favor this semi-synthetic album, on which real musicians are featured. Most of the Yello albums are not melodious - Boris gives musicians their freedom, relieving them of the constraints of sampler. I would like to emphasize production wise perfect match with Shirley Basey, a singer who knows HOW to sing. This is the album of atmosphere, sea, the seagulls and summer evenings by the sea with the sound of waves. Album full of life, which perfectly blends into Mediterranean flavor (as does the forthcoming "Flag"), and I believe also with Hawaii. I thank Boris Blank for this album, and I wish to send him the following message: the work you have done in the late eighties is really extraordinary, and I am sorry that you think that evolution must be so drastic. I am waiting for Yello to return to their style, and I know that I am not the only one who thinks so.

I got goosebumps in 1987 the first time I heard Dr. Van Steiner @ 1'26", still today in 2011 the same.

Let me take this CD to heaven.